telcos
Wireless service providers
Telcos is the plural of telco, an informal shortening of telecommunications company.
The term appears frequently in business and tech journalism: Telcos are investing heavily in 5G infrastructure.
It refers to companies providing phone, internet, and data services—AT&T, Verizon, and their counterparts worldwide.
Entities that transport
- operatorsThose who manage equipment
- providersThose who furnish
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
spectrum · bandwidth · mobile · wireless · broadband · landline · cellular · 5G
Telecommunications conglomerate
- VerizonTelecommunications corporation
- VodafoneMobile phone network provider
- T-MobileWireless phone carrier
- OrangePlace name, not fruit
mergers · acquisitions · shareholders · executives · CEO · dividends · earnings · stock
Sound from throat
- dataFacts for analysis
- SMSMobile text protocol
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- callingStrongly felt purpose
plans · contracts · prepaid · postpaid · bundles · roaming · international · voicemail
Broadcast oversight agency
- licensingGranting official permission
- net neutralityEqual treatment online
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
deregulation · privatization · compliance · tariffs · interconnection · roaming · universal service · oversight
Tall vertical structures
- base stationsFixed wireless transmitters
- antennasSignal-receiving apparatus
- fiber opticLight-based data transmission
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
switches · exchanges · data centers · backhaul · microwave · satellites · undersea cables · poles
carriers
Entities that transport
- operatorsThose who manage equipment
- providersThose who furnish
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
infrastructure · spectrum · bandwidth · mobile · wireless · broadband · landline · cellular · 5G · 4G
AT&T
Telecommunications conglomerate
- VerizonTelecommunications corporation
- VodafoneMobile phone network provider
- T-MobileWireless phone carrier
Orange · mergers · acquisitions · shareholders · executives · CEO · dividends · earnings · stock · quarterly
voice
Sound from throat
calling · plans · contracts · prepaid · postpaid · bundles · roaming · international · voicemail · caller ID
FCC
Broadcast oversight agency
- licensingGranting official permission
- net neutralityEqual treatment online
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
monopoly · deregulation · privatization · compliance · tariffs · interconnection · roaming · universal service · oversight · policy
towers
Tall vertical structures
- base stationsFixed wireless transmitters
- antennasSignal-receiving apparatus
- fiber opticLight-based data transmission
cables · switches · exchanges · data centers · backhaul · microwave · satellites · undersea cables · poles · ducts
telcostech companies
broadcasters · ISPs · streaming services · utilities · water utilities
telcospostal services
Public mail delivery system
mail carriers · couriers · print media · newspapers · face-to-face